{"72000":{"#nid":"72000","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Names New Director of Government Relations","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology has appointed Dene H. Sheheane, 38, as the Institute\u0027s director of Government Relations\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We\u0027re extremely fortunate to have Dene Sheheane represent Georgia Tech in our Government Relations office,\u0022 said Georgia Tech President Wayne Clough.  \u0022Dene has experience supporting educational issues at the chancellor\u0027s office, Board of Regents and state capitol, and has developed strong relationships with our state and federal elected officials.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESheheane has extensive state and local government experience.  Most recently he was associate vice president for external affairs at Georgia State University.  Prior to that, he worked in the governor\u0027s office during the early 1990s prior to moving to Georgia State in 1994.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022As a graduate of Georgia Tech, I am eager to return to campus and serve the Institute that played such a major role in shaping my life,\u0022 said Sheheane.  \u0022Representing Georgia Tech in the State Capitol will be both an honor and a privilege.  I look forward to meeting the talented faculty and staff at Georgia Tech as we work together to communicate the value of a strong investment in the Institute.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESheheane continued, \u0022Georgia Tech has earned many friends in state government, and I am committed to strengthening those relationships to ensure the Institute\u0027s strategic goals and priorities receive outstanding support and recognition.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESheheane is a native Georgian and a graduate of Norcross High School.  He graduated from Georgia Tech in 1991 with a degree in management.  He received a Master of Business Administration from Georgia State University.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHis professional affiliations include serving as chairman of the National State Relations Task Force, an organization comprised of higher education government relations professionals from across the country. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA resident of the historic downtown district of Acworth, Georgia, Sheheane serves on the Acworth Downtown Development Authority.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESheheane replaces Andrew Harris, who retired earlier this year.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Dene Sheheane will fill pivotal position."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"The Georgia Institute of Technology has appointed Dene H. Sheheane, 38, as the Institute\u0027s director of Government Relations","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"New director of government relations is a Tech alum"}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2007-07-31 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:05","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-07-31T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2007-07-31T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"72001":{"id":"72001","type":"image","title":"Dene Sheheane","body":null,"created":"1449177425","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:17:05","changed":"1475894649","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:09"}},"media_ids":["72001"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2326","name":"Dene Sheheane"},{"id":"2325","name":"Government Relations"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["matthew.nagel@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}